Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

The following is a list of the major writings of
Bahá'u'lláh published in English. Length may vary with different
editions; page numbers are just included to give the reader an idea of the size
of the work. More complete bibliographic entries for those works cited in the
guide are given in the BIBLIOGRAPHY, below.

Writings of the Báb

Very little of the Báb's revelation has been translated into
English. Denis MacEoin has provided the most complete description of the
Báb's works in his Sources for Early Bábí Doctrine and
History, which is an updated and expanded revision of his 1977 Fellowship
Dissertation for King's College, A Revised Survey of the Sources for Early
Bábí Doctrine and History. His Sources for Early
Bábí Doctrine and History contains a full listing and summary
of the Báb's known works, index of first lines, index of titles, the
location of known manuscript copies, and histories of the preservation or loss
of certain works. Shoghi Effendi provides a short list of the Báb's
best-known works in appendix one of the Dawnbreakers.

Works of the Báb published in English:

A Compilation of Passages from the Writings of the Báb. 56 p.
Compiled by the Universal House of Justice. New Delhi: Bahá'í
Publishing Trust, 1980.

Bahá'í Prayers. 276 p. 2d ed. Wilmette, Ill.:
Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1982.Though most of the prayers
contained in this collection are from Bahá'u'lláh and
'Abdu'l-Bahá, there are a few from the Báb.

Selections from the Writings of the Báb. 235 p. Haifa:
Bahá'í World Centre, 1976. This is by far the longest and most
complete collection of the Báb's writings yet published in English.

Works which include some writings of the Báb:

Materials for the Study of the Bábí Religion. 380 p.
Compiled by Edward Granville Browne. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1918. This random assortment of material includes a few pieces of tangential
use, including documents on the Báb's examination at Tabríz in
1848, a bibliography of Bábí works, and an unreliable history by
Muhammad Jawád Qazvíní.

Selections from the Writings of E. G. Browne. 499 p. Edited by Moojan
Momen. Oxford: George Ronald, 1987. This work does not contain any translations
as such, but it does include Browne's summary of the Persian
Bayán as well as a wealth of other useful information and
snippets of translations.

The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of the
Bahá'í Revelation. 685 p. ByNabíl-i-Zarandí, translated and edited by Shoghi Effendi.
Wilmette, Ill.: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1932. This work does not
contain any translations of the Báb's works, but it does include many of
his recorded statements and his "Address to the Letters of the Living," pp.
92-4. This address has been reprinted in Hidden Words and Selected Holy
Writings, Malaysia: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1985, pages
93-8.

Works of the Báb in French

There have also been significant translations of the Báb's works into
European languages, especially Russian and French. I include here only the
French, since they are likely to be more accessible to the casual scholar than
the Russian.

Journal Asiatique. 1866 translation of a work by Kazem Beg of an
unidentified Arabic work of the Báb.

Kitáb-i-nuqtat al-káf and
Táríkh-i-Jadíd are two early histories of the
Bábí movement translated by E. G. Browne, in 1910 and 1893,
respectively. Though not containing major works of the Báb, and though
their authorship and accuracy are disputed, they were influential and are still
important translations.

Le Livre des Sept Preuves, translated by A. L. M. Nicolas. Paris:
Librarie Maison-neuve, 1902. This and the above two translations of Nicolas are
said to be accurate and valuable translations.

Religions et philosophies dans l'Asie centrale. Comte de Gobineau.
Paris, 1865. This history is the first detailed scholarly work by a Westerner
on the Bábí movement. Gobineau included a partial translation of
the Arabic Bayán as an appendix to this book. It is said to be a
poor translation with many errors.

Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá's published teachings fall into two categories:
translations of writings and transcriptions of talks. All of the former are
considered authentic. The latter may contain errors, and so they carry slightly
less authority. An exception is Some Answered Questions, the notes for
which 'Abdu'l-Bahá personally proofread. The following list of his major
writings published in English is divided between these two categories. Works
that are short, old, or unavailable have been excluded. This list is culled,
with permission, from William Collins, Bibliography of English-Language
Works on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985,
Oxford: George Ronald, 1990. Length may vary with different editions; page
numbers are included merely to give the reader an idea of the size of the work.
Multiple editions from different publishing houses are not listed. More
complete bibliographic entries for those works cited in the guide are given in
the BIBLIOGRAPHY, below.

Writings of Shoghi Effendi

The following is a list of the major writings of Shoghi Effendi
published in English. Works that are short, old, or unavailable have been
excluded. Length may vary with different editions; page numbers are just
included to give the reader an idea of the size of the work. More complete
bibliographic entries for those works cited in the guide are given in the
BIBLIOGRAPHY, below.

Advent of Divine Justice. 90 p. Wilmette: Bahá'í
Publishing Trust. Many editions.America and the Most Great Peace. 26p. Reprinted in World Order of
Bahá'u'lláh. Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust.
Many editions. Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand. 111 p. Suva, Fiji:
Bahá'í Publishing Trust. 1982.Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. 30 p. Co-author Lady Blomfield.
London: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. 1985.Bahá'í Administration. 155 p. New York:
Bahá'í Publishing Committee. Many editions.Call to the Nations. 69 p. Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre.
1977. (This is a collection compiled from other previously published works.)Citadel of Faith: Messages to America, 1947-1957. 178 p. Wilmette:
Bahá'í Publishing Trust. Many editions.Dawn of a New Day: Messages to India, 1923-1957. 233 p. New Delhi:
Bahá'í Publishing Trust. n.d.Directives from the Guardian. 92 p. New Delhi: Bahá'í
Publishing Trust. 1973.Dispensation of Baha'u'llah. 65 p. Reprinted in World Order of
Bahá'u'lláh. Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust.
Many editions.God Passes By. 412 p. Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust.
Many editions.Guidance for Today and Tomorrow. 273 p. London: Bahá'í
Publishing Trust. 1953 and 1973.High Endeavours: Messages to Alaska. 85 p. Anchorage: National Spiritual
Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Alaska. 1976.Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand, 1923-1957. 140
p. Sydney: National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of
Australia and New Zealand. 1970 and 1971.Light of Divine Guidance: The Messages from the Guardian of the
Bahá'í Faith to the Bahá'ís of Germany and
Austria. 311 p. and 136 p. resp. Two volumes. Hofheim-Langenhain:
Bahá'í-Verlag. 1982 and 1985, resp.Messages from the Guardian: Letters and Cablegrams Received by the National
Spiritual Assembly from June 21, 1932 to July 21, 1940. 78 p. New York:
Bahá'í Publishing Committee. 1940.Messages to America: Selected Letters and Cablegrams Addressed to the
Bahá'ís of North America, 1932-1946. 118 p. Wilmette:
Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1947.Messages to Canada. 78 p. Toronto: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Bahá'ís of Canada. 1965.Messages to the Bahá'í World 1950-1957. 130 p. Wilmette:
Bahá'í Publishing Trust. 1958 and 1971.Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. 36 p. Co-author Lady Blomfield. Haifa:
Rosenfeld Brothers. 1922.Passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf: A Tribute. 12 p. Reprinted in
Bahíyyih Khánum: The Greatest Holy
Leaf. Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre. 1982.Principles of Bahá'í Administration. 125 p. London:
Bahá'í Publishing Trust. Many editions.Promised Day is Come. 136 p. Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing
Committee. Many editions.Selected Writings of Shoghi Effendi. 37 p. Wilmette:
Bahá'í Publishing Committee. 1942 and 1975.Unfolding Destiny of British Bahá'í Community: The Messages
from the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith to the
Bahá'ís of the British Isles. 529 p. London:
Bahá'í Publishing Trust. 1981.World Order of Bahá'u'lláh. 234 p. Wilmette:
Bahá'í Publishing Trust. Many editions.